McIlroy left to rue late Macc attack

27 Jan 2010 14:48:32

Stewart Drummond and Will Haining put the visitors ahead after Craig Lindfield had given the Silkmen the lead, only for Ricky Sappleton to rescue the draw with a late volley.
McIlroy, returning to his former club, believed the Shrimps could have stolen it at the death when a David Artell header was cleared off the line by Carl Tremarco.
"It's always a difficult place to come here and in the first half we simply didn't put any pressure on them," he said.
"I had to have a few words at half time and they responded magnificently with two great goals.
"I felt we could have won the game and there was a big question over Artell's header at the end which was apparently a foot over the line, but unfortunately we didn't get the decision."